440 pictures for Boogywstew

440 pictures for Boogywstew 16 Oct 2022 12:52 #875588

Nerdy Topic Author Offline Sustaining Member Posts: 1007 Thank you received: 379	Hey Boogy - here are the pics of the 440. ~~1979 KZ400~~ Gifted to a couple of nephews 1967 Yamaha YCS1 Bonanza 1980 KZ440B 1981 Yamaha XT250H 1981 KZ440 LTD project bike 1981 GPz550 2013 Yamaha FZ6R Attachments:
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440 pictures for Boogywstew 16 Oct 2022 14:34 #875592

Shankkole Offline User Posts: 293 Thank you received: 141	I have no idea whats up with the bike but MAN O MAN I will buy that tank !
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440 pictures for Boogywstew 16 Oct 2022 15:22 #875597

riturbo Offline Sustaining Member Posts: 740 Thank you received: 277	That looks like a 550 tank . Gpz 750 turbo The one I ride Gpz 750 turbo Not finished Gpz 750 turbo Not started Gpz 550 1981 Gpz 550 1983 Bunch of other junk
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440 pictures for Boogywstew 16 Oct 2022 18:40 #875611

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I have no idea whats up with the bike
but MAN O MAN
I will buy that tank !

That old thing?

I started collecting tanks for the '81 GPz550 in 1999 or so on eBay. At the moment the spare pile contains that one, one that was repainted in plain firecracker red, and one with the proper OEM stripes. The original tank is in pretty nice shape, so I haven't used any of the others.

I picked up the 440 LTD several years ago because I wanted a project and didn't seem to be able to find the 440B I wanted. Then I had the good luck to find two Bs and the LTD has been sitting.

The plan was to cut the original seat down (mostly done) and sew a cover for it (definitely not done). I had originally fitted a GPz tank temporarily to a KZ400B and figured it would probably fit on the LTD as well. I did trim an inch or so off the front of the seat pan but it seems to work pretty well. And that's where the project stalled.

~~1979 KZ400~~ Gifted to a couple of nephews
1967 Yamaha YCS1 Bonanza
1980 KZ440B
1981 Yamaha XT250H
1981 KZ440 LTD project bike
1981 GPz550
2013 Yamaha FZ6R

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440 pictures for Boogywstew 16 Oct 2022 18:40 #875612

Nerdy Topic Author Offline Sustaining Member Posts: 1007 Thank you received: 379	wrote: That looks like a 550 tank . Good eye! ~~1979 KZ400~~ Gifted to a couple of nephews 1967 Yamaha YCS1 Bonanza 1980 KZ440B 1981 Yamaha XT250H 1981 KZ440 LTD project bike 1981 GPz550 2013 Yamaha FZ6R
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440 pictures for Boogywstew 16 Oct 2022 21:42 #875614

Shankkole Offline User Posts: 293 Thank you received: 141	I love non mainstream art on bikes! I hope to have a collection of original motorcycle art from all eras one day. the rawness of that tank is just badass, but I'm pretty out there on stuff I dig ................and I'm fine with it.
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440 pictures for Boogywstew 17 Oct 2022 20:01 #875662

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I love non mainstream art on bikes!
I hope to have a collection of original motorcycle art from all eras one day.
the rawness of that tank is just badass, but I'm pretty out there on stuff I dig ................and I'm fine with it.

I've often wondered how the tank came to be in that condition. In general I think it was a pinstriping exercise, but have no idea why someone would practice on that particular tank. The blue and silver stripes were masked off while the very front and back of the tank weren't repainted. I dunno.